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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 20:29:35 GMT -5
Hot damn, there went my #1 prediction!!!
I will not be surprised by anything at this point.... Brad is a man... Ashley's song is a modern song competing against classics from previous decades, which has got to be what Mickey just succumbed to... "Dead Flowers" is always one of Miranda's more polarizing hits... And Martina's is an album track... Literally every single one of these has somewhat large factors working against it! 😂
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 11, 2021 20:36:04 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 20:41:31 GMT -5
Damn! I knew she was on borrowed time, but I was hoping for a 3rd top 2 finish in a row "Be That Way" is such an ear worm... The fact that Martina could go like 7 singles deep and still leave jams like this (and "Keeping My Distance") on the album is just so insane, and a true testament to the magic that she and Paul Worley had stumbled upon when she was hitting it big! I have no doubt that this would have been a contender to win or at least be top 2 in most months, for the reasons I highlighted when I made my predictions! This list was just soooooo strong though
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 11, 2021 20:54:08 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 20:58:08 GMT -5
Thrilled to see "Dead Flowers" FINALLY in the top 2 of a rankdown, and "When I Get Where I'm Going" is probably overdue as well! (Brad has a tendency to sneak into the top 2 of rankdowns randomly more often than most male artists do, but hasn't ever done this well with this song!) As for "One Night Standards", it still has a great chance of winning her album rankdown coming up
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on May 11, 2021 21:06:32 GMT -5
Oh no! One Night Standards was obvious #1 for me! Delivery, melody, lyrics, and even music video, everything about this song is impeccable, and I don't think Ashley can release something better than this. This one is just too good. Glad it became #1 at least in Canada.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 11, 2021 21:15:20 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on May 11, 2021 21:34:37 GMT -5
YAY, thrilled with Miranda finally winning with this song!!!! "Dead Flowers" has long been one of my favorites from her, and I've been kinda sad watching it always get tanked! This one wasn't on my radar as a potential winner because I am just so used to it always getting tanked!!
"When I Get Where I'm Going" is one I was never a huge fan of when I was a kid, but I am definitely appreciating it more as I get older. It's a very mature song. It's never had a chance to do this well though, so it's nice to see another male artist randomly finish in the top 2 with a deserving song!
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 11, 2021 22:28:28 GMT -5
Yasssss! The right song won! "Dead Flowers" is an underrated FORCE. Such a jam.
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Post by tim on May 12, 2021 3:53:22 GMT -5
Also "When The Credits Roll" is one of the best album tracks of George's career, and I low-key expect it to be a contender to win when we do his 2010s album tracks rankdown. (So I hope you got those bottom 2 ranks out of your system now, kamala 2024 truther and castleoblivion26 ... ) "Some Nights" says hello.
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Post by bboat11 on May 12, 2021 4:02:34 GMT -5
Also "When The Credits Roll" is one of the best album tracks of George's career, and I low-key expect it to be a contender to win when we do his 2010s album tracks rankdown. (So I hope you got those bottom 2 ranks out of your system now, kamala 2024 truther and castleoblivion26 ... ) "Some Nights" says hello. "When The Credits Roll" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And I love "Some Nights" too!!! But I'm not kidding when I say that WTCR is one of my favorite album tracks of his career
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on May 12, 2021 7:27:16 GMT -5
OMG YASSSS!!!!! Great Top 2!!! I may have had the order flipped around but “Dead Flowers” has long been a favorite of mine and I’m so happy to see it FINALLY get the win it deserves!!! bboat11 so is this FINALLY gonna be able to enter a BotB competition?
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Post by castleoblivion26 on May 12, 2021 10:18:29 GMT -5
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on May 12, 2021 10:30:43 GMT -5
So...this feels like the PERFECT opportunity for “Cry Pretty” to finally win something!!! Please don’t f**k it up y’all!!! 😂
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on May 12, 2021 11:21:11 GMT -5
Ohh what a great list!! Man, Running For You is the kind of Kip Moore I want, not something like Good Life...
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Post by bboat11 on May 12, 2021 15:46:00 GMT -5
Man, "Surrender" is such a bop, and it has never really gotten used in rankdowns before aside from Martina's Extras, nor was there much potential for it to ever be used again! This is why I love the randomness of this series so much 😂
Unfortunately it's also a major grower, so.....all y'all first-time listeners are gonna be offering shenanigans, I can tell already.
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Post by HeyHeyHey on May 12, 2021 15:46:36 GMT -5
Another solid list - I love that Chris Stapleton song. It should’ve smashed...
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Post by gardyfan on May 12, 2021 16:22:47 GMT -5
I'm still bitter that High School was never a single. When I saw he live she said it would be. This was before the album was even out so this was a brand new song we were hearing. I think it wasn't her decision.
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Post by bboat11 on May 12, 2021 16:29:35 GMT -5
Another quick note I just remembered about "Surrender". This song has one of my favorite drum fills of all time! It's after the first chorus, at about the 1:03 mark. It's sooooo fast that it almost sounds like a drum roll, but it's not tempo-less like a drum roll because it transitions flawlessly back into the beat after like a half second. Idk, it's so hard to describe. You just have to listen for yourself :) You don't ever hear drum fills that fast in country music! It's so unique. Tbh I end up restarting this song nearly every time I listen to it because I just have to hear that fill again
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Jun 4, 2021 0:07:25 GMT -5
Submitted! While I only know this series from #5, this one was definitely my favourite list, mainly due to my love towards 2010s! It was quite hard to rank, and I feel like I will lose my #1 early, and my #10 must be in conflict with some posters. Also, I wasn't familiar with this Stapleton's song, but this one is quite good! Never expected to rank him decently high in these names.
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Post by tim on Jun 4, 2021 8:51:25 GMT -5
Totally forgot about this. This was probably the weakest shuffle thus far, but we're bound to have that happen once in a while with these lol. Other than Chris Stapleton's "What Are You Listening To?", nothing really stands out as a potential winner so I'll guess that's the front-runner.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 4, 2021 20:09:35 GMT -5
Totally forgot about this. This was probably the weakest shuffle thus far, but we're bound to have that happen once in a while with these lol. Other than Chris Stapleton's "What Are You Listening To?", nothing really stands out as a potential winner so I'll guess that's the front-runner. Chris Stapleton winning?
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jun 7, 2021 12:45:49 GMT -5
Totally forgot about this. This was probably the weakest shuffle thus far, but we're bound to have that happen once in a while with these lol. Other than Chris Stapleton's "What Are You Listening To?", nothing really stands out as a potential winner so I'll guess that's the front-runner. I really like my top 5 a lot but yes this is one of the weaker sets. I'm here for a Stapleton win for this song especially!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 14, 2021 20:56:21 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Jun 14, 2021 20:58:03 GMT -5
You mean to tell me that .indulgecountry didn't put Chris Stapleton in last place?!
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Jun 14, 2021 23:12:15 GMT -5
Oh damn I completely adored "I Won't Be Sorry" such a great song that should've been a hit imo. I know he only got another #1 because of Kenny Chesney but I had hoped that he could've made the top 40 at least with this.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Jun 15, 2021 6:20:46 GMT -5
You mean to tell me that .indulgecountry didn't put Chris Stapleton in last place?! It was tempting to change my list once people started talking about him as a possible winner. But no, his song here wasn't relatively as bad as some of his others, and DLM's song was ass, so...
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 15, 2021 10:54:25 GMT -5
Oh damn I completely adored "I Won't Be Sorry" such a great song that should've been a hit imo. I know he only got another #1 because of Kenny Chesney but I had hoped that he could've made the top 40 at least with this. I love "I Won't Be Sorry" and will always be sad it did nothing. I didn't expect it to do much but like you had hoped for a top 40 peak at least.
I'm gonna try and get us to the Top 5 tonight!
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 15, 2021 18:54:05 GMT -5
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Jun 15, 2021 18:56:53 GMT -5
Hunter Hayes is someone who I really enjoyed when he first broke out. His first album is really good and I do think he has potential but the material he has released since his debut has been lackluster for the most part. "Somebody's Heartbreak" is actually one of my least favorites from his first album, as I enjoy that album a lot but against the other songs in this list this was the easy last place for me.
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